Start-Up Mistakes Entrepreneurs Should Avoid at All Costs

Most likely, you didn’t set out to be an entrepreneur because you thought it would be easy. Launching a new business is hard work, and the challenges, like the rewards, can seem monumental. Most entrepreneurs make mistakes and those who are most likely to succeed learn from their mistakes. Of course, it’s best to avoid them whenever possible. Regardless of what type of business you’re in, there are some mistakes common to new business owners that you should plan to avoid at

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"Lalafofofo" is a playful Swahili expression that means "sleeping peacefully." When verbalized, it often results in a smite from most locals in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, East Africa. We appreciate its double meaning, and that it can be remembered easily by English-speaking folks in the U.S. A 501(c)3 charitable organization founded by CEO Laura Vaughan, Lalafofofo's ambitions seem endless. Planting trees to reforest Mount Kilimanjaro, hence providing locals with a source of firewood. Purchasing mattresses for an orphanage that houses albino and disabled children. Building houses for Maasai widows, who have lost their huSbands only to be shunned from their community for being HIV positive. Fixing battered, crumbling roofs of government schools that can't even afford to pay their teachers. and establishing student lunch programs where none exist. Repairing and replacing critical foot bridges that connect remote vill ages to town centers.

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